Ekaku Station

Ekaku Station

永覚駅
Ekaku Station, May 2015
General information
LocationEkaku-cho 5-chome, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 470-1205
Japan
Coordinates35°01′38″N 137°08′20″E / 35.0272°N 137.1389°E / 35.0272; 137.1389
Operated by Aichi Loop Railway
Line(s)■ Aichi Loop Line
Distance12.4 kilometers from Okazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 26, 1976
Passengers
FY2017571 daily
Location
Ekaku Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Ekaku Station
Ekaku Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Ekaku Station is located in Japan
Ekaku Station
Ekaku Station
Ekaku Station (Japan)
Platform in May 2015

Ekaku Station (永覚駅, Ekaku-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company.

Lines

Ekaku Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 12.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Okazaki.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. There is no station building, but a roofed enclosure on the platform itself. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Aichi Loop Line
Mikawa-Kamigō - Suenohara

Station history

Ekaku Station was opened on April 26, 1976 as a passenger station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Okata Line connecting Okazaki with Shin-Toyota. At the time, the station had a single side platform. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of JR Central. The station was transferred to the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 571 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Toyota Kamigō factory

See also

References

  1. ^ 豊田市統計書（平成29年版）　H 交通・運輸及び通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Toyota City. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

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